He President of Colombia, Gustavo Petrodecided postpone your trip to Mexico as a guest at the inauguration of the next president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, due to an Air Force accident in which eight soldiers died.
“I have decided postpone my trip to Mexico for tomorrow for the Air Force helicopter accident. “I want to accompany the families in their pain and follow the investigation personally to determine the causes of the event,” he explained on his X account (formerly Twitter).
Petro had planned to leave for Mexico this Sunday to attend, along with other leaders, Sheinbaum’s investiture.
The accident
The Air Force helicopter suffered the accident early this Sunday when they were carrying out a medical mission in the department of Vichada, bordering Venezuela, authorities indicated.
The institution reported that the Huey II helicopter, with eight people on board, was found in a rural area of the municipality of Cumaribo, “after carrying out an exhaustive search mission.” National media have broadcast images showing the burned and destroyed device in the middle of a grassland.
“There are no survivors,” authorities said.
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